This article originally appeared in Business Insider June 24, 2013 Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. – Peter Drucker The past several months have illustrated clearly the importance of tying well-defined assumptions to...

This article originally appeared in Business Insider and TMA Midwest Blog September 17, 2012 By David Johnson, ACM Partners Over the past few years the startup scene has experienced another golden age, reminiscent of the late 90s. Once again amazingly innovative...

This article originally appeared in Business Insider and TMA Midwest Blog July 24, 2012 By David Johnson, ACM Partners Reuters reports that farmers, enjoying both an improved risk management infrastructure and healthy balance sheets, are in a better position to ride...

This article originally appeared in Business Insider and TMA Midwest Blog July 9, 2012 By David Johnson, ACM Partners Community banks have reached a cross-roads, and the impact will be felt throughout the U.S. The reason for this is that the engine of the U.S....

This article originally appeared in Business Insider and TMA Midwest Blog May 27, 2012 By David Johnson, ACM Partners There has been no shortage of coverage on and opinions of the disintegration of former Big Law juggernaut Dewey & LeBoeuf. The larger issue,...

This article originally appeared in Business Insider and TMA Midwest Blog April 21, 2012 By David Johnson, ACM Partners Writing about U.S. municipal distress can be a slog. Not because the evolving situation lacks for complexity, drama and nuance, but because it is...